Geometry Honors Using Discovering Geometry


Basics of Geometry: 18 days

Section
Days
Key Concepts
In Class Activities
Resources
Notes
1.1
2
-3 Undefinded Terms: point, line, plane
-Define: collinear, coplanar, segment, ray, midpoint, bisect



Supplement
2
-Intersections of points, lines and planes.
-What is needed to determine unique lines or planes




1.2
1
-Define: angle, side, vertex, reflex angle, congruent, angle bisector,
adjacent



1.3
1
-Define: counterexample, parallel, perpendicular, skew, right, obtuse,
acute, complementary, supplementary, vertical angles, linear pair



2.1
1
-Inductive reasoning



2.4
1
-Deductive reasoning


Do with 2.5
2.5
1
-Linear pair supplementary, vertical angles congruent, and converse


Do with 2.4
2.6
2
-Special angles in parallel lines: corresponding angles, AIA, SSI



3.2
2
-Segment bisector, perpendicular bisector, equidistant from
endpoints
GSP

-Do with 3.3, 3.4
-GSP 1 Day
3.3
2
-Shortest distance, define altitude
GSP

-Do with 3.2, 3.4
-GSP 1 Day
3.4
2
-Angle bisector equidistant from sides of angle
p

-Do with 3.2, 3.3
-GSP 1 Day

Triangles: 23 days

Section
Days
Key Concepts
In Class Activities
Resources
Notes
1.5
1
-Classify triangles by sides and angles
-Define: vertex, base, and base angles of isosceles triangles



4.1
1
-Triangle angle sum conjecture, third angle conjecture



4.2
1
-Isosceles triangle conjectures: base angles congruent and converse



4.3
1
-Triangle inequalities, sum of exterior angle equal to sum of two
remote interior angles



4.4
1
-Triangle congruence shortcuts: SSS, SAS
Patty paper

-Do with 4.5
-Notes take entire 50 min
4.5
1
-Triangle congruence shortcuts: ASA, AAS
Patty paper

-Do with 4.4
-Notes take entire 50 min
4.6
1
-Corresponding parts of congruent triangles are congruent (CPCTC)


Continue to practice 4.4-
4.6 over next several days
4.8
1
-Define: median and discuss altitude, perpendicular bisector, and
angle bisector in a triangle
-Vertex angle bisector conjecture (also altitude, median, and
perpendicular bisector)



3.7
3
-Points of Concurrency: orthocenter, circumcenter, incenter
-Orthocenter: location
-Circumcenter: location, center of circumscribed circle
-Incenter: location, center of inscribed circle
GSP

-Do with 3.8
-Spend 2 days on GSP,
then Euler line GSP,
then a day to review all
conjectures
3.8
3
-Points of Concurrency: centroid
-Centroid: location, distance from vertex and midpoint along median
GSP

-Do with 3.7
-Spend 2 days on GSP,
then Euler line GSP,
then a day to review all
conjectures
Supplement
2
-Euler line: which points are located on it, and how they are
arranged
GSP
GSP pg 191
-Spend 2 days on GSP,
then Euler line GSP,
then a day to review all
conjectures
Supplement
3
-Writing equations of special segments in triangles
-Calculating the coordinate of a POC using system of equations


-May need to spend one
of the days writing equ
of lines

Quadrilaterals: 10 days

Section
Days
Key Concepts
In Class Activities
Resources
Notes
1.4
1
-Classifying Polygons



5.1
1
-Polygon interior angle sum conjecture: (n-2)180



5.2
2
-Polygon exterior angle sum conjecture: 360



1.6
1
-Define: parallelogram, rhombus, rectangle, square, trapezoid, kite,
isosceles trapezoid


Define ONLY
5.5
1
-Properties of parallelograms
-Opposite angles are congruent
-Consecutive angles are supplementary
-Opposite sides are congruent
-Diagonals bisect each other


Do with 5.6
5.6
1
-Properties of special parallelograms: rectangle, rhombus, and square
-Diagonals of a rhombus are perpendicular and bisect each other
-Diagonals of a rhombus bisect the angles of the rhombus
-Diagonals of a rectangle are congruent and bisect each other
-Any properties true of a rhombus or a rectangle is true of a square


Do with 5.5
5.3
1
-Properties of kites, trapezoids, and isosceles trapezoids
-Nonvertex angles of a kite are congruent
-Diagonals of a kite are perpendicular
-Diagonal between the vertex angles of a kite is the perpendicular
bisector of the other diagonal
-Vertex angles of a kite are bisected by the diagonal between them
-Consecutive angles between the bases of a trapezoid are
supplementary
-Base angles of an isosceles trapezoid are congruent
-Diagonals of an isosceles trapezoid are congruent



5.4
1
-Midsegments of triangles and trapezoids
-Midsegment of a triangle is parallel to and half the length of the third
side
-The three midsegments of a triangle divide it into four congruent
triangles


Once all quadrilateral
properties are completed,
may need 1 additional day
of mixed quadrilaterals

Similar Figures: 13 days

Section
Days
Key Concepts
In Class Activities
Resources
Notes
Supplement
1
-Properties of proportions

JBJ


11.1
1
-Define similar, similar polygons



11.2
1
-Triangle similarity shortcuts: AA, SSS, SAS



11.4
1
-Corresponding parts of similar triangles
-If two triangles are similar then the lengths of the corresponding
special segments are proportional to the lengths of the
corresponding sides
-Angle bisector divides the opposite side into two segments
whose lengths are in the same ratio as the sides of the angle



11.7
1
-Proportional segments between parallel lines
-A line parallel to a side of a triangle divides the other two sides
proportionally
-same with multiple lines



11.3
1
-Indirect measure using similar triangles
Measure statues
or flagpole using
mirrors and
shadows

This section can be done
any day after section 11.2,
depending on the weather
Supplement
2
-Geometric mean
-In a right triangle, the altitude drawn from the right angle is the
geometric mean between the pieces of the hypotenuse
-In a right triangle with an altitude drawn from the right angle, a
leg is the geometric mean between the hypotenuse and the
portion of the hypotenuse adjacent to the let




Transformations: 13 days

Section
Days
Key Concepts
In Class Activities
Resources
Notes
7.1
1
-Define: image, pre-image, transformation, rigid, isometry,
translation, rotation, reflection, reflectional symmetry, rotational
symmetry, point symmetry
-The line of reflection is the perpendicular bisector of the
segment connecting the pre-image and image



Supplement
2
-Properties of transformations
-Reflections: orientation reversed, all measures preserved
-Translations: is the result of double reflection over parallel lines and
the magnitude is twice the distance between those lines; all
measures and orientation preserved
-Rotations: is the result of a double reflection over intersecting lines
and the magnitude is twice the angle formed by the lines; all
measures and orientation preserved
GSP
GSP

This can be done at any
point after 7.1
Supplement
2
-Reflections
-Rules for reflecting points and lines over the x-axis, y-axis, y=x,
and y=-x
-Discuss where the image would coincide with the pre-image


Students struggle with the
idea of equality - "point"
rule vs "equation" rule
Supplement
1
-Translations



Supplement
2
-Rotations
-Define positive and negative degrees of rotation
-Rules for rotating 90, 180, and 270 degrees



Supplement
2
-Compositions
-Composite of two rotations and magnitude, composite of two
translations and magnitude, composite of two reflections and
magnitue
-Using compositions to reflect over lines parallel to the x-axis, the
y-axis, y=x or y=-x




Right Triangles: 14 days

Section
Days
Key Concepts
In Class Activities
Resources
Notes
9.1
1
-Define: hypotenuse, leg
-Pythagorean Theorem
Derive using
geometric mean

Do with 9.2
9.2
1
-Converse of the Pythagorean Theorem


Do with 9.1
Supplement
1
-Pythagorean inequalities: classify a triangle as acute, obtuse, or
right using the Pythagorean Theorem



9.3
2
-Special Right Triangles: 30-60-90, 45-45-90 (isosceles right)



9.5
1
-Distance Formula



Supplement
3
-Coordinate geometry: use slope, midpoint and distance to classify
figures or prove conjectures




12.1
1
-Right triangle trigonometry
-Define: sine, cosine, and tangent
-Use sine, cosine, and tangent to find side lengths and angle
measures


12.1, 12.2 and 9.4 need a
total of 3 days split any
way
12.2, 9.4
2
-Right triangle problem solving
-Define: angle of elevation, angle of depression




Circles:13 days

Section
Days
Key Concepts
In Class Activities
Resources
Notes
1.7
1
-Define: circle, center, radius, chord, diameter, tangent, point of
tangency, concentric circles, arc, major and minor arcs, semicircle,
arc measure, central angle
-Measure of an arc is equal to the measure of its central angle



6.1
1
-A tangent is perpendicular to the radius to the point of tangency
-Tangents from a common point are congruent



6.2
1
-Define (only) inscribed angle
-Congruent chords form congruent central angles and intercepted
arcs
-The perpendicular from the center of a circle to a chord is the
bisector of the cord
-Congruent chords are equidistant from the center
-Perpendicular bisector of a chord passes through the center



6.3
1
-Measure of inscribed angle is half the measure of intercepted arc
-Inscribed angles that intercept the same or congruent arcs are
congruent
-Angles inscribed in a semicircle are right angles
-Opposite angles of a cyclic quadrilateral are supplementary
-Parallel lines intercept congruent arcs



6.4
1
-Proving circle conjectures


Do paragraph proofs
Supplement
1
-Measure of angle formed by two intersecting chords is half the sum
of the measures of the intercepted arcs
-Measure of angle formed by two tangents, two secants, or a
secant and a tangent is half the difference of the measures of the
intercepted arcs

pg 322: 23
pg 333: 8
pg 339: 16,19
pg 343: 9
GSP pgs 355-
358

The problems listed under
resources are investigations.
Any application of the
conjectures must be
supplemented
Supplement
1
-When two chords intersect, the product of the segments of one
equals the product of the segments of the other
-When two secants intersect, the product of the outer secant
segment and the whole secant of one, is equal to the product of
the outer secant segment and the whole secant of the other
-When a secant and a tangent intersect, the product of the outer
secant segment and the whole secant is equal to the square of the
tangent



This is not in DG. All info
must be supplemented

One additional day should be
spent on combined practice
over the supplemented
material
6.5
1
-Circumference: define and calculating


Do with 6.7
6.7
1
-Calculating arc length


Do with 6.7
Circumference and arc
length can be done with area
depending on when spring
break falls

Area:10 days

Section
Days
Key Concepts
In Class Activities
Resources
Notes
8.5

-Area of a circle



8.6

-Define: sector, segment, and annulus
-Calculate areas of sector, segment, and annulus



9.6

-Calculating areas of shaded regions involving circles, portions of
circles, and right triangles


Can be done now only doing
the problems where angles and
lengths of sides of right triangles
is necessary, or wait until after
8.2 and do all problems
8.1

-Area of rectangle and parallelogram
-Define height/altitude of parallelogram (quadrilateral)



8.2

-Area of kite, trapezoid, and kite



Supplement

-Area of rhombus using half product of diagonals
-Area of triangle using sine


These are not found in DG
8.3

-Area word problems



8.4

-Define: apothem, radius of polygon
-Area of regular polygons


All problems in DG give the
length of the approximate length
of apothem. Must supplement
problems where exact length of
apothem is found/given.

Surface Area and Volume: 11 days

Section
Days
Key Concepts
In-Class Activities
Resources
Notes
10.1
0-0.5
-Vocabulary associated with geometric solids: base, edge, face,
lateral faces, prism, pyramid, right, oblique, slant height, height


This section is excellent for vocab
but no instruction necessary, maybe
assign after a test, or do together in
class
8.7
1
-Surface area of prisms and pyramids (right only), and composite
figures, as well as cylinders and cones



10.7
1
-Surface area of spheres



10.2
1
-Volume of prisms and cylinders (right and oblique)



10.3
1
-Volume of pyramids and cones (right and oblique)



10.6
1
-Volume of a sphere



11.5, 11.6
2
-Ratios of lengths, areas and volumes of similar figures



10.5

-Displacement and Density


Optional section